1999 VOLVO S70 Complaints

DT: THE RPMS WOULD DROP TO 500 OR BELOW, AND THE CAR WOULD STALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE. WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS, IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM OR WORSE. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONSUMER SENT VOLVO A LETTER, AND THEY SAID NHTSA WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INVESTIGATION AND WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED.*AK

DT: 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL HAD TO BE REPLACED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY MARCH 26, 2004. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. *AK

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SURGED. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER E PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC FUEL REGULATOR. THIS OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER 22, 2004. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE, BUT HE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION OPEN REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, PE05041.*AK *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED ON 3 OR 4 OCCASIONS WOULD LOSE O POWER INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATING. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TWICE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. VEHICLE WILL BE FINE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER ONLY A FEW MINUTES.*AK *NM

DASHBOARD BEGAN MAKING VERY LOUD NOISES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE DASH HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE FIREWALL. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE 1997 AND 1998 MODELS. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I NEED A NEW DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE CLIPS HOLDING IT ARE BROKEN. VOLVO IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND STATED THAT IF THE DASH HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE FIREWALL DURING THE FIRST 4 YEARS OR 50000 MILES IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER STRUCTURAL DEFECTS OR DESIGN FLAWS. WITH THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM I THINK THAT VOLVO SHOULD STAND BEHIND ITS CARS AND OFFER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I AM ASSUMING THAT IF I DO NOT HAVE THIS VERY COSTLY REPAIR DONE THE DASH WILL EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE FIREWALL COMPLETELY AND FALL OFF. I AM SURE THAT THIS DASHBOARD WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A HEAD ON COLLISION. MY VOLVO WAS NOT BUILT FOR SAFETY, BUT FOR PROFIT USING DEFECTIVE DESIGNS AND PARTS. *JB

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR REPEATEDLY JERKED DURING DRIVING. DEALER ASSESSED SITUATION AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE. *JB

ST: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED/LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *AK *JB

THE CAR STALLED IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC LOSING PARTIAL CONTROL OF THE AUTOMOBILE SCARED DRIVER AND CAR LUCKILY RESTARTED OR COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR ACCIDENT - FOUND OUT THROTTLE BODY MODULE WAS TO BLAME. THIS IS ONE SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE THE CAR OFTEN STALLED AT STOP LIGHTS AND GOING AROUND CORNERS. *JB

MY CARS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DONE UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD BUT I'M WRITING TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE WHOSE CARS SYSTEMS LASTED SLIGHTLY LONGER, OUT OF WARRANTY. VOLVO KNEW THEY HAD ISSUES WITH DEFECTIVE THROTTLES AND SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THESE CARS ARE NOT CHEAP AND OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE 'BETA' TESTERS FOR NEW SYSTEMS.*JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 VOLVO S70 GLT SEDAN. ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE HOOD WAS NOT CLOSING. UPON EXAMINATION I DISCOVERED THAT BOTH HOOD LATCHES WERE FAILING BECAUSE OF METAL FATIGUE. AT THIS POINT ONE LATCH HAS FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY AND THE OTHER IS SO WEAKENED IT WILL NOT HOLD THE HOOD. I AM CURRENTLY HOLDING THE HOOD DOWN WITH A BUNGIE CORD. FAILURE OF THE HOOD LATCHES COULD LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF A HOOD FLIES UP AT HIGH SPEED. *NM